Manager, WIPO for Creators

The incumbent provides strategic and operational leadership for WIPO for Creators (WFC), guiding the vision and implementation of the program, including the growth and impact of the CLIP platform across diverse creative sectors. The role includes coordinating governance processes, leading a multi-disciplinary team, mobilizing external resources through fundraising and partnerships, overseeing platform development, and ensuring measurable outcomes that benefit creators globally.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic guidance and operational leadership, ensuring effective implementation of the CLIP program by contributing to the definition of priorities, allocation of resources, and management of risks, in line with established objectives and frameworks.
• Plan, coordinate, and supervise the WFC team across technical, content, outreach, and digital/product areas, ensuring UX/UI alignment; oversee CLIP’s development and maintenance by driving roadmap execution, including requirements definition, prioritization, implementation of features in compliance with applicable standards and procedures.
• Coordinate continuous improvements to the CLIP platform, and the development and release of new creative sectors, in close collaboration with partners and relevant WIPO units, ensuring alignment with program objectives and timelines.
• Organize and facilitate internal consultations and ensure the timely review and clearance of contractors' deliverables in accordance with the approved WFC strategy and Financial Regulations and Rules.
• Administer supplier and partner relationships, as well as program resources including the biennial regular budgets, and WIPO for Creators Funds-in-Trust; prepare and manage procurement actions for goods and services; monitor contractual deliverables and track performance against agreed KPIs.
• Develop and implement integrated promotional, outreach, fundraising, and marketing activities to enhance program visibility and impact, while coordinating closely with industry bodies and relevant WIPO units on content development and product evolution.
• Manage stakeholder relations by ensuring timely responses to external enquiries, and represent WIPO for Creators at external meetings, events, and relevant fora.
• Oversee the organization of the Advisory Board and Annual meetings and serve as the Secretary as required.
• Perform other related tasks as required.

Requirements

• Advanced university degree, in information systems, project management, business administration or equivalent. A first-level university degree plus two years of relevant experience in addition to the experience requested below may be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree.
• Certificate in Service Management (Desirable).
• Certificate in Agile Product Development (Desirable).
• At least seven years' relevant experience in the field of product, program or project management.
• At least two years of experience dealing with intellectual property topics within the creative industries.
• Proven experience in managing multiple complex workstreams simultaneously at the organizational level.
• Proven experience in coordinating with a wide range of stakeholders.
• Experience in fundraising and donor relations management.
• Proven experience managing digital products in an agile delivery fashion (Desirable).
• Experience in managing multicultural teams, working both on-site and remotely (Desirable).
• Excellent written and spoken English.
• Knowledge of another UN official language (Desirable).
• Excellent ability to understand and navigate complex organizational and political dynamics.
• Ability to understand and manage consensus among stakeholders with diverse and competing interests.
• Ability to translate business needs into IT requirements and collaborate effectively with technical specialists on the development of technical specifications.
• Proven ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a team-oriented environment, with strong skills in critical thinking, creativity, problem solving and adaptability.
• Ability to quickly grasp and communicate complex ideas while delivering accurate outputs within tight deadlines.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, including engagement with senior level stakeholders and peers across the organization.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and ability to maintain effective partnerships and working relations in a multi-cultural environment with sensitivity and respect for diversity.
• Ability to manage a multi-disciplinary team (including technicians, creative professionals, and other specialized resources).
• Familiarity with project management software, such as Miro, Jira (Desirable).
• Good understanding of the creative industries, notably in music, visual arts, publishing, and the audiovisual sector (Desirable).

Skills

• Project Management
• Programme Management
• Product Management
• Intellectual Property Law
• Fundraising
• Donor Relationship Management
• Agile Development
• Stakeholder Management
• Multicultural Team Leadership
• Consensus Building
• Business Analysis
• Technical Specification Development
• Critical Thinking
• Creative Problem Solving
• Communications Skills
• Interpersonal Skills
• Team Leadership
• Miro
• Jira
• Creative Industries Knowledge

Languages

English